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Alcohol and aldehyde dehydrogenase genotypes, alcoholism and alcohol related disease.
Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire). Supplement - 1 Jan 1994
Couzigou P, Coutelle C, Fleury B, Iron A
Abstract excerpt
There is evidence for a genetic component to the aetiology of alcohol related problems. An important way of elucidating this is to search for candidate genes which may show an association with these problems. We have examined for associations between ADH and ALDH polymorphisms, and alcoholism and alcohol related diseases. In Asian populations the ALDH2-2 allele appears protective against alcohol abuse and...
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